> If you type a variable name that doesn't exist [in vim] Start typing a work and press C-x C-[nolk] * n for a word in open buffers * o for "omnicomplete" wh

> If you type a variable name that doesn't exist [in vim] Start typing a work and press C-x C-[nolk] * n for a word in open buffers * o for "omnicomplete" which is quite similar to "intellisense" * l for the entire line in open buffers * k for the word from a dictionary There are several others, but those are the main ones. As soon as you start a completion, you can use C-p and C-n to go up and down the list respectively. > Vim doesn't provide much help when you mess up Vim is designed for editing text. I don't know if a better editor (yet) suited to editing, rather than writing. > Vim doesn't tell you that you accidentally called "reduc" instead of "reduce"? It can, so long as you have it set up to. Vim even has a spell checker.